News & Resources: ‘Sustainable Farming’
Armenian Women’s Group Sheds Light on Unseen Toxic Reality
Mar 27, 2012
One of the sunniest places on Earth, the Ararat Valley in western Armenia is a verdant basin with a hidden dark side. Decades of heavy pesticide use has left DDT to permeate into the country's soil, water, and farmers' markets. Read more
Bananas and Beekeeping Improve a Community in Uganda
Nov 23, 2011
A grantee in Uganda is working to meet at least one Millennium Development Goal: Eradicating Extreme Poverty and Hunger. Using sustainable farming methods, they're making strides in one community. Read more
Brazil: Bringing the City to the Farm
Nov 16, 2011
Urban meets rural in the small farmers' markets of Brazil. Three Global Greengrants Fund and CASA grantees come together to promote local and sustainable products. Read more
A Retired Teacher Seeds Organic Farming in India
Nov 2, 2011
Natabar Sarangi, nearly 80 years old, spends his retirement conserving native crops in India and teaching others to do the same. Read more
Bulletins from Bolivia: A Community Rallies to Protect Their Land
Jul 13, 2011
A gold mine threatens a farming town in western Bolivia. Grassroots groups are pulling out all the stops to keep it from happening. Public opinion is shifting...and there is hope. Read more
Grantee Brings Changes, Hope to Southern India
Jun 25, 2010
“We all have important values and ideas, things we care about and want to share. Sometimes we feel our ideas can even change the world, and we want to let other people know how they can join in and make… Read more
Grassroots Activism Blocks GM Eggplant in India
Feb 25, 2010
In a momentous victory for grassroots groups and small farmers across India, the government has put an indefinite moratorium on commercial cultivation of the genetically-modified BT brinjal, or eggplant. Read more
Food or Fuel: The Biofuel Conflict in Africa
Oct 28, 2009
Thousands of acres of arable land in Tanzania are being re-allocated for biofuel production. As the price of oil has fluctuated, demand for biofuels has grown intensely, leading the government to strike deals with biofuels investors, ultimately upsetting the balance between land for food and land for fuel. Read more
How Brazil’s Grassroots Environmentalism is Making an Impact
Jul 27, 2009
The Center for Socio-Environmental Support (CASA), the Brazilian member of the Greengrants Alliance of Funds, is supporting effective action and ways of life that are already making a difference. Though often obscured by economies of scale, these movements are cooling the planet and building the foundation for a more sustainable economic model the world needs to survive the future. Read more
India: Organic Farming Saves Lives and Land
Jul 27, 2009
For the small-scale Indian farmer, the organic choice is simple: either adopt more wholesome, healthful means of farming, or continue monoculture methods that endanger human, social, and environmental health. While the answer seems obvious, there are enormous obstacles to gathering accurate information and funding, and to building capacity and political will. Read more